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NewsMetal prices level off
Data shows that drop slowed in the first quarter of 2009 although steel continues to plummet
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NewsAbu Dhabi unveils 5,000ha new district at Cityscape
Capital City District will be the UAE's new government and economic centre and have 370,000 residents
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NewsTelford Homes warns of writedowns despite £57m grant
Housebuilder says HCA grants have shored up its position but falling property values will still mean writedowns
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NewsInteractive mapping tool will help with planning
Online facility will provide maps showing property-related and geographical features
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NewsRMJM launches sports design division
Beijing Olympics 'Water Cube' designer John Pauline will head new RMJM Sport
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NewsBudget predictions: EC Harris
EC Harris' head of public work tells us what to expect in this week's Budget
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Recovery soon for construction?
The torrent of economic good news gushing from economists and think tanks is almost overwhelming.Hell's teeth it is a boost to confidence. But does this mean that the recovery is in sight for construction?David Miles, the new member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee recently told the Western ...
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Home sellers push up asking prices
The latest figures from the property website Rightmove suggest that sellers are feeling a bit more confident and are pushing up their asking prices.Rightmove puts the 1.8% rise in asking prices in April on top of the 0.9% rise in March down to the normal spring bounce. But the chances ...
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NewsBole vs Huntsbuild and Money: Defective Premises Act 1972
Fenwick Elliott discusses a case involving a house in Cambridgeshire
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FeaturesBluffer's guide to Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2009
What you need to know to survive this year's event
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FeaturesCityscape warm-up: Ken Shuttleworth
The founder of architect Make tells Building why he’ll be in Abu Dhabi next week and what he’s got planned
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CommentPuzzling arithmetic: Joint liability
If two parties are jointly responsible for damage, who pays, and how much? The answer to this question is often surprising (and dismaying) for one of the parties …
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CommentThe special ones
We know designers are a great bunch because they keep telling us so. In the first of seven articles about the seven deadly sins of architecture
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NewsStyles & Wood enters crunch talks with investors
Cheshire fit-out firm woos turnaround specialists as it races to bolster balance sheet
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NewsTolent’s profit slumps 80%
Developer was hit by property writedowns and loss on a Sheffield residential scheme
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CommentWatch out for the tentacles: Defective Premises Act
Are you familiar with the Defective Premises Act? You’re not? Oh dear … well before you do any work on a house, you really ought to read the following horror story
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CommentOutrageous fortune
To make it as an architect you have to be prepared to endure long periods of evil luck as you wait for the phone call that will turn everything around …
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NewsCommercial drought forces Keltbray to plan redundancies
Groundwork and demolition specialist Keltbray has said it will be forced to lay off staff as medium-sized commercial jobs dry up
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NewsContractor is thrown off Viñoly’s visual arts centre
Colchester council removes Banner Holdings from £26m project, but faces law suit for contract breach
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News2012 media centre kicks off one month early
Structure is last of the main five Olympic venues to get started